Democracy resides on a knife's edge ...

Senate Republicans on Friday blocked the creation of an independent commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. The final vote, 54 to 35, fell short of the 60 senators needed. Credit...Jason Andrew for The New York Times

Democracy resides on a knife edge thanks to The Turtle, McCarthy and the specter of The Donald holding the country hostage by keeping the repugs in line by denying the need to know exactly what happened on 1/6/2021. With this being said, a good friend waxes poetic on why this sad state of affairs holds sway as the nation lurches toward a most uncertain future starting with midterms in 2022 and the presidential in 2024.

The GOP and all supporters WANT a dictatorship, above the laws of democracy.  America is dead to them; Republican as a word now means “those who cannot hack the courage, compromise, empathy, fairness snd generosity it takes to be the United States, the world’s first, best democracy.”  It’s just too hard for these people.

Consider this:  If you watched TV sitcoms back in the day, you may remember the motto that the Seinfeld show runners and writers adopted, as a reaction against the moralizing, sentimental sitcom pap shoveled into our living rooms every week:  “On our show, there is no hugging, no learning.”  They meant to feature a group of selfish, self-absorbed, spoiled non-empathetic friends who could care less, indeed found sensitivity a laughable weakness.  The series finale featured the entire cast being jailed for exactly those petty crimes against humanity. 

At the time, it seemed a sharp and cynical joke, a poke in the eye of “Me Decade” culture. 

But now, I see this satire on the Spoiled American is in fact the documentary truth.  People who cannot stomach ANY level of empathy or emotion (BTW rage is not an emotion) … and who want a big raging Daddy to run the country by smacking down all attempts at human civility snd kindness. Republicans officially are the cult of No Hugging, No Learning, No Truth, and No Reality. 

Thanks D, truer words never spoken.